Pfizer-BioNTech 2nd Covid vaccine shows less side effects

New York (IANS) US-based Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech announced positive results for the Phase 1 trial of their second Covid-19 vaccine candidate, revealing that the latest vaccine candidate has fewer side effects than their first.

Google services suffer outage in India, Gmail worst affected

New Delhi (IANS) Google services like Gmail and Drive suffered a major outage across the world including in India on Thursday morning as people took to social media to report problems connecting to several G Suite services, especially Gmail.

The…

Study finds why some Covid patients may not develop lasting immunity

New York (IANS) A US study led by an Indian-origin researcher has found that high levels of some cytokines seen in Covid-19 patients, as part of a cytokine storm, may prevent the development of long-term immunity to coronavirus.

"By using our…

Google adds new multi-room audio controls on Nest devices

San Francisco (IANS) Google has announced to roll out an update that will bring multi-room control on its Nest smart home devices.

One can manually create speaker groups in the Google Home app, but a new feature is meant to let users quickly…

New tool can improve fairness in online search rankings

New York (IANS) Researchers, including those of Indian origin, have introduced a new tool to improve the fairness of online search rankings without sacrificing their usefulness or relevance.

Since most people choose from the tops of online…

MediaTek unveils new 5G chipset for mid range smartphones

Taipei (IANS) Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek on Tuesday announced a new chipset called Dimensity 800U that brings 5G capabilities for mid-range smartphones.

MediaTek didn't reveal when the new chipset will arrive in the…

China grants 1st patent to indigenously developed Covid vaccine

Beijing (IANS) China has granted the first invention patent to a Covid-19 vaccine co-developed by biopharmaceutical firm CanSino Biologics Inc in the country, which experts said demonstrates the vaccine's originality and creativity.

According…

Indian scientists 'make' space bricks for lunar habitation

Bengaluru (IANS) Research scientists from the premier Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have developed a process to make bricks on the moon for habitation.

"The process involves extracting…

WhatsApp rival Telegram finally adds video call support

New Delhi (IANS) WhatsApp's closest rival Telegram has announced that it is launching video call functionality in all its desktop and mobile apps.

The feature, currently available in Telegram beta, will officially arrive with version 7.0…

This AI software can assess 3D printing quality in real time

New York (IANS) A team of US researchers has developed artificial intelligence (AI) software for 3D printers that assesses the quality of parts in real time, without the need for expensive characterisation equipment.

The software, named Peregrine,…